Quiz Number #624

Round 1

1. Spelling: Pearl Harbor is a lagoon harbor in which US state?

HAWAII

2. Who is the youngest former British Prime minister alive today?

Rishi Sunak

3. The Big Ben Clock uses roman numerals to display the time. Let’s treat the number 1 as “I”. How many “I”‘s does it have in total?

68 (17 x 4)

4. Diana Prince is the civilian name of who?

Wonder Woman

5. On which bank of the Clyde is Yoker? North or South? (change to a river & town near you)

North

6. Of all the sovereign countries in the world, which is first alphabetically?

Afghanistan

7. Which European country, in it’s native language is called Hrvatska?

Croatia

8. In which sport did Nicola Adams win Olympic gold for GB in London and in Rio de Janeiro?

Boxing

9. Which WP is a content management system that runs over half a billion websites, (around 40% of all websites)?

Word Press

10. Which word does a pilot call out at the moment the aircraft should leave the runway and fly?

Rotate

11. What K is a word that a graphic designer would use to determine visually appealing spacing between letters in text?

Kerning

12. Who is the only director to have 3 films in the top five worldwide highest grossing films of all time?

James Cameron

Final Rounds

Pin Drop (Picture Round – A, B or C… where is it)

The Humber Bridge

Blarney Castle, near Cork.

Glorious Goodwood horse racing.

John o’ Groats.

Birthplace of Rod Stewart.


DOUBLE UP (5 questions, each with 2 correct answers… 1 point for each)

1. Time machine. Sights and sounds from which two years)
1989 | 2018

2. Name the Scottish actors, uncle and nephew who have both appeared in Star Wars films?
Ewan McGregor | Denis Lawson

3. Names of both top 20 hits by Deacon Blue with two word titles?
Wages Day | Your Town

4. Which two English golfers have reached world number one without winning a major?
Luke Donald | Lee Westwood

5. French Novelists who wrote “The Hunchback of Notre-Dame” & “The Three Musketeers”?
Victor Hugo | Alexandre Dumas

Additional

Countdown

Answer: ARCHENEMY

Clue: The principal foe or the final boss.

Letters: CREAMY HEN

Tie Break:

What age is the actress Renée Zellweger?

56

Bonus: Time Machine

1989

George H. W. Bush elected President of the United States.
Gascoigne & Lineker play together for Tottenham for first time.
Tiananmen Square protests and massacre.

Soul II Soul featuring Caron Wheeler – Back To Life
Black Box – Ride On Time
Lisa Stansfield – All Around The World

2018

Theresa May dancing onto stage.
Thailand cave rescue.
Meghan Markle marries Prince Harry.

Calvin Harris & Dua Lipa – One Kiss
Ariana Grande – Thank U, Next
Rudimental ft Jess Glynne, Macklemore & Dan Caplen – These Days